The fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritous pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from shea butter is extracted. Its a deciduous tree therefore itâ??s about 7-15 metre tall, but has reached 25 metre and a trunk diameter of 2 metre.
Cassia tura is a medicinal plants with small brown seed used traditionally to alleviate constipation and treat various ailments due to its laxatives and anti-inflammatory properties.
Quality Specifications
General appearance...............Dark brown grains
Total ash(minerals)....... ....... . <5.4%
Foreign matters....................... <0.40%
Black seed................................ <0.98%
Moisture.................................. <4.9%
Color (visual).............. ............ Dark brown
Dark brown seeds................... <99.1%
